Yahoo! Widget Engine

Widgets require Yahoo! Widget Engine to run. More widgets can be found here. They are mini, self-contained little programs that just require a double-click to start. Right-click on a particular widget while it's running to change its properties. After you download and want to keep a widget, you should place it in your "My Widgets" directory (look in your "My Documents" folder) for best results.


HANDY TIP: Press the [F8] key at any time, in any application, to bring up the Widget Dock

here are some of my favorite widgets :

• desktop weather here, here and here
• New England Doppler radar
  TV Tracker - Keep track of your favorite shows and channels with this TV listings Widget. Supports US listings only. Also try the WhatsOnTV widget.
• NPR Addict - For you NPR addicts out there, you can use this Widget to select an NPR program by date to stream via Windows Media or RealPlayer on Windows or Mac. There are several other public radio streams and archives that are added over time (e.g., CarTalk, A Prairie Home Companion, and others). Also try the NPR Player and the NPR News Headlines and Radio Player widget.
• BBC Radio Player - All in one BBC Radio Player for 52 BBC local and global stations. See the Widget info page for the full list.
• Ambience - Ambience sets the mood on your computer by altering the wallpaper based on the current weather and time. You can set different images for sunny, cloudy, rainy, foggy, stormy, or snowy weather. All of these conditions can also be altered based on the time."
• LexiPuzzle
• iTunes Popup - This is a simple Widget that stays hidden most of the time. When iTunes starts playing a new song, it pops up on the corner of the screen and announces the track name, artist, album, and shows a thumbnail of the album art.
  
• Yahoo! Notepad widget - Never loose another sticky note! Write your sticky note, then save it to an online folder. Retrieve your sticky note from any computer with an Internet connection.
• Yahoo! PictureFrame - Randomly displays your photos on your desktop. Automatically rotates pictures from Yahoo! Photos, Flickr, or your computer. Drag files into the Picture Frame to quickly upload to Yahoo! Photos or Flickr.
• Desktop Favourites - Use this Widget to create links to your favourite applications, folders and websites in an organised structure on you desktop. Create Favourites to launch applications, folders and websites by dragging them onto the Widget. Create your own Headings and Subheadings to enable you to organise your favourites. Reorder the Headings, Subheadings and Favourites by clicking at the end of their bar and dragging. Minimise and maximise the Headings and Subheadings to save space on your desktop. Personalise the colour scheme.
  
• VIBE.FM christmas music - It's that time of the year once again. It's Christmastime on VIBE.FM! As every year VIBE transforms into the Christmas station during the week of November the 1st till the first week of January. Christmas songs non-stop, commercial free, 24 hours a day!
• Wikipedia - Wiktionary - This is a Widget to search the free Encyclopedia Wikipedia,Dictionary Wiktionary, Wikinews, Wikisource and Wikibooks. This is possible in English, German, Spanish, French, Netherlands, Polski, Svenska,Italiano and Portuguese!
• Vonageer - Access your Vonage account online to retrieve a list of received and dialed calls as well as voicemail. Vonage is an alternative to home telephone service from Cox or Verizon - it uses your high speed internet connection along with an ATA to place and receive calls.
• Portland/Oregon traffic - View cameras from all over Portland and the state of Oregon with this Widget. Here's what you get: 369 Traffic Cameras, 26 Scenery Cameras and 3 Airport Cameras
• RioCams - Based on the original Widget SwissCity by Francillon Cristoph, with this Widget you can choose between more than 70 webcams in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
• Notebook Status - Displays what notebook users most want to know: battery level/status and wireless status/strength!
• Yahoo! News Slideshow - Stay up-to-date with current events with this Widget that displays Yahoo! News photos as a slideshow on your desktop. Choose from three different sizes and two layouts.
• SATellite images - Allows the user to view many different satellite weather maps of USA including 10 day forecast. Also does Sea Surface temperatures, Earthquakes, Oceans, Solar Activity, and almost the entire world of Geology, including all 50 states and 76 cities.
• TicketGadget - TicketGadget Widget tracks ticket availability to concerts, theater, events and sports such as baseball, basketball, NFL and hockey. Just set your city and the type of event you are interested in. Updates regularly so you won't miss another show.
• Mahjongg - an awesome tile game
  
• eBay widget
• NY Times reader - RSS feed reader for the New York Times website. Comes in both white and black. Also try this NY Times reader.
• Wickr - To search for photos, enter in tags. Each tag should be seperated by a blank space. Tags with multiple words should be in quotes, or joined together into one word. For example, the tag new york should be "new york" or newyork. A blank search will give the most recent photos uploaded to Flickr. To view photos from a user, just enter the username or email. You can also view a user's photostream, favorites, contacts, groups and photosets by clicking on the user's buddy icon.
  
• Flickr Watchr - Flickr Watchr brings new photos from your favorite Flickr contact or group right to your desktop! Leave Watchr running, and it will "watch" those contacts for you and automatically display any new photos from them as they become available. When you move over a specific photo, it displays a larger image for more detail. Clicking on the photo will open that photo's Flickr page.
• SA.FM streamer - SAFM is a South African Radio Station based in Cape Town and Durban, however it broadcasts all over South Africa
• 702 talk radio - This Widget will simply and elegantly play (stream) the 702 talk radio live stream directly from South Africa. 702 Talk Radio is based in Joburg South Africa
• 94.7 radio - This simple Widget plays one of South Africa's hottest radio stations, based in Joburg; 94.7 Highveld Stereo.
• 5FM radio - 5FM Stream Player will simply play the 5FM Live stream. 5FM is a very well known and popular South African radio station based in Johannesburg. It plays all sorts of music, especially the Top 100's sort of music.
• South African Radio Streamer - South African Radio Streamer will simply play a selected live radio stream. This Widget allows you to choose from a variety of South African radio stations, the list includes 5FM, 94.7, 702, Metro FM, Radio Algoa, and many more!
  
• 95.5fm WBRU Providence streaming widget
  
• 94.5fm Boston WJMN - This is a Widget that allows you to listen to Jamn 94.5 boston from your desktop. Jamn 94.5 is Bostons official #1 for blazin' hip-hop and R&B. Also try 107.9fm KISS-FM Boston and its HD2 station, 107.3fm WAAF Boston, 850am WEEI Sports Talk Radio Boston and WBZ 1030am Talk Radio Boston.
  
• Multiple City Traffic widget. Also try the Boston traffic widget.
  
• Boston Traffic Camviewer and Connecticut Traffic Cams widget. Also try CT Traffic Cams widget.
  
• FileAway - The Widget has three drop windows representing three directories which user can set up. Dropping files onto each button moves the files to that directory. Clicking on each button will open up the directory in the Windows Explorer or Mac Finder, depending on platform. Based on the Sort It Later Widget.
  
• Monitor Off - Monitor Off puts your monitor on standby with a click. A simple move of the mouse or keyboard press will wake up the computer in a few seconds. Click on the icon to put your monitor to sleep. Hold down CTRL key to move the Widget around. A typical 17" CRT monitor consumes 80 watts electricity; putting it on on standby reduces it to about 0-15 watts. Setting computer monitors to Power Save Mode saves money, electricity and reduces carbon dioxide emissions. After all, money isn't all you're saving.
  
• Scientific Calculator - This two-line scientific calculator provides the look and feel of a real calculator. With a dedicated line for the equation and another for the result, complex equations can be written with ease. Numbers and simple functions can be input via the keyboard, while more advanced functions are available using the normal calculator buttons. Also try Calculator, miniCalc, Kalculator and Koncalculator.
  
• Sys Monitor - Shows you all the local system information you need. Fully configurable for displaying system uptime, CPU load, memory, battery, wireless, storage volumes (drives), network cards (LAN) and remote IP address.
  
• FareCompare Tracker - This new version includes the ability to track airfare to international destinations as well as USA and Canada.
  
• WiFi Meter, CPU Meter and Memory Meter widgets by Martin Cannings
  
• Universal Shipment Tracker - The Universal Shipment Tracker will track all of your FedEx, UPS, DHL, Purolator, and USPS packages and display their current status and location (for some carriers). You can choose to hide shipments from carriers you do not use. The Widget checks for updates automatically at user-definable intervals. Also try FedEx package tracking , UPS package tracking and DHL package tracking widgets.